Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Trump Over Election Meltdown: ‘Everything He Touched Was a Loser’
What To Know
- Jimmy Kimmel mocked Donald Trump on his show for his social media meltdown and excuses following widespread Democratic victories in Tuesday’s elections.
- Kimmel highlighted Trump’s claims that Republicans lost because he wasn’t on the ballot.
- The comedian also poked fun at Trump’s failed attempts to nickname California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Jimmy Kimmel stuck it to Donald Trump on Wednesday’s (November 5) episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, making fun of the President’s social media meltdown following Tuesday’s (November 4) election results.
The late-night host noted the successful night for the Democrats, with party wins across the country, including New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani‘s headline-grabbing victory over Trump-backed Andrew Cuomo.
“This was not a good night for the President,“ Kimmel said during his opening monologue. ”Everything he touched was a loser. Trump hasn’t been this embarrassed since he found out there was a Donald Trump Jr.”
Kimmel then highlighted Trump’s Truth Social posts from Tuesday night, noting, “If you’re tired of all the losing, fear not, [Trump’s] got an excuse. In fact, he’s got two of them…”
In his first post, Trump claimed the Republicans lost because he himself wasn’t on the ballot. He also blamed the ongoing government shutdown for the election losses.
“Now, if Republicans had won and he wasn’t on the ballot, would he take credit for that? Oh, yes, he definitely would,” Kimmel quipped.
In his second post on election night, Trump ominously wrote, “…AND SO IT BEGINS!”
Kimmel suggested it was “either a response to Mamdani winning the mayoral race or he just sat down on the toilet,” adding, “I mean, seriously, what is that supposed to mean? What would motivate him to post ‘and so it begins!’ at almost midnight?”
The comedian later addressed the second part of Trump’s excuse, the government shutdown. “As of today, we’re now enduring the longest government shutdown of all time. This is day 36,” Kimmel said.
He continued, “Trump has been desperately trying to convince anyone who’ll listen that Democrats are responsible for the shutdown, and that it has nothing to do with him trying to hide the Epstein files. The gaslighting has reached a fever pitch.”
Elsewhere in Tuesday’s monologue, Kimmel touched on how California Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to get under the President’s skin with his own Trump-like meme posts.
After playing a clip of Trump trying to come up with a nickname for Newsom (“Slimy Newscum”), Kimmel commented, “Oh man. He can’t even come up with a decent nickname anymore. It’s so sad.”
You can watch Kimmel’s full opening monologue in the video above and let us know your thoughts below.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Weeknights, 11:35 pm ET/PT, ABC
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Well Mr President, it must be a bad period on Tuesday night, not to get everything his way..
When i mean Period...
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Don’t know what rock you’ve been under but with Radical Liberal Leftists Judges trying to Create Law instead of Interpret it which is their Real job. There’s been Allot of things he hasn’t got, Yet. Just like with this Insane govt. shutdown which IS completely and totally Chuck Schumer and the Democrats fault. Chuck and his Lunatic Lib Lefties want the American people to Reward Illegal Immigrants for breaking our laws by Giving them $200 Billion in Free Healthcare !! Plus all the Govt. Corruption ( Democrat Slush Funds) that DOGE done away with Chuck and the leftist crew want restored and More !! As if the Dems won the 2024 elections !! I Hope the GOP Senate will use the nuclear option and bypass the AntiAmerican Dems !! You can’t negotiate with the dirty Dems they have no morals at all. So just bypass them.
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I think Mr President is a Luna Tick, agree with the periods remark. Blame everyone but himself.
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I think Liberal Leftist Dems are Ticks that suck the blood out of our country. Taking everything they can, always Demanding More, but Giving very, very little back. Dems are parasites on our country.
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That's it Mr Trump, blame everyone else apart from yourself, or should we say yourselves with his views on not running himself? A five year old would have better manners than to use excuses. Fruitcake.
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It’s not nice of you to call Kamala a five year old !!
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I think he is referring to Donald being a complete fruitcake, who is no patriot apart from to himself.
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President Trump elected Twice to the highest office in our country. And you, Loser Kamala, Loser Kimmel call Him a fruitcake. Sure, Sure, Yeah, Right. 🙄 The real Fruitcakes are the Liberal Leftists Dems led by Chief Fruitcake Chuck Schumer who Lost the majority in 2024 shutting our govt. down Demanding $200 Billion in Free healthcare for people in our country Illegally AND other $Billions to replenish their Liberal Dem slush funds and You talk about patriotism. Wow that is so rich !! But typical of the Hypocritical Liberal Left whose mantra is Always Take, Never Give !!
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Trumpy causing his usual dazzle with B.S Ratings scam, building crappy ballrooms for his money men pals to rub in poverty and excuses in ordinary folks faces. Blame everyone else but himself.
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And Kimmel is laughing for now about the govt. shutdown but the laughs will soon turn to bitter tears. The GOP won the Majority of Registered and Legal American Voters in the 2024 Elections. They have the right to install the agenda mandated to them by those who voted them in. Chuck “ The Tumor” Schumer is so terrified that AOC would take his seat that he’s More than willing to make Americans suffer. He and the progressive far left lunatics want $200 Billion in Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants Plus reinstating all the Dem Slush Funds that DOGE did away with. I could name a bunch of them but Thanks to DOGE most Americans already know and Will Remember when Chucky and the other Dems come up for reelection. I Hope the GOP Senate will use the nuclear option and Push the AntiAmerican Dems out of the way. Our military is not getting their paychecks thanks to Chucky’s Cowardice and Selfishness. Kimmel so stupid talking about gaslighting !! Easy for Kimmel being a multimillionaire ( Why he is I don’t know he’s a lousy entertainer) while our Military and other govt. employees suffer. Stop being a Coward for a change Chuck reopen the govt. Ought to stop HIS paycheck !!
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LOL Kimmel with some weird like Gotcha moment. I don’t think most people really thought Republicans were gonna win in these Very high blue areas that have been blue for ever !! Hardly a Gotcha moment. The only one that was really surprising was the Attorney General race where a man stated Clearly he’d like to Kill his opponent And his children on social media but the morals of our country have fell so far maybe it shouldn’t be surprising. And most of the Working and Decent people of NYC will soon leave there and it’ll be nothing but a dumpster fire. But Hey they will have gotten what they wanted.
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